"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly"
John 10:10
He came that we may have LIFE
and have it more abundantly…
which can make one wonder..
more abundantly than?
nope..
just MORE abundantly.
don't go comparing your berries to hers
your life to his
just know
HE came so you could have LIFE
and have it MORE
abundantly
maybe your berry would have shriveled?
maybe it wouldn't even BE.
maybe it wouldn't be rich rosy RED
or wouldn't TASTE so vibrant..
whatever
it's so very much LIFE
and WOW in abundant flavor, color and abundance.
I get to do something wonderful sitting on my front porch..
I get to LOOK..
LISTEN
observe
and THINK..
I don't mean..
think about that math problem
I don't mean worry about this or that..
I mean think, the way the word
PONDER implies..
I also get to PRAY
ponder & pray
listen and observe
WHAT have I observed?
life is delicate and beautiful
full of seasons and exciting things JUST ahead
that it is fragile beyond my wildest imaginings
that life is VIBRANT and striking in it's brilliance
no matter HOW short lived
and that it is WORTH the journey
worth the fight
worth the breath
worth the struggle
it just IS..
so no matter HOW hard the day may be
how hard the struggle ahead is
NEVER give up
NEVER quit
if you are going through hell
do what Winston Churchill said to do..
KEEP GOING
friends
just keep going…
To quote the Great and Wise Winnie the Pooh
"Always Remember
you are Braver than you Believe
Stronger than you Seem
Smarter than you Think
and
LOVED
more than you know"
This post is dedicated to Baby A
who is hospital fighting to live an abundant life
to his parents in the trial they have found themselves in
and
to Marilyn B.
a beautiful soul, wonderful friend, mother, wife, sister, daughter,
who is in surgery this very moment
receiving a new kidney..
and
to the blessed soul who donated theirs.
and to EVERY fighter
LIVER of LIFE
but mostly
to the GIVER of LIFE
our
LORD JESUS CHRIST
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